I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

A room without books is a body without soul

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Every advantage has its tax

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.